Is being too defensive costing us points?

The whole campaign for the Black Cats so far has only seen four wins – and given we are at the end of February and not September, there is no getting away from how dire that is.

Many Sunderland fans would rather see their side have a go and try and get goals – instead of sitting back and watching their opponents attack them. When you cannot defend, there is no point sitting back and wasting chances to score – that is not the way to win games.

The game against West Brom hailed a slightly more attacking style of play after Poyet decided to take some of the criticism on board but at the end of the day, the club are dire to watch and that is down to the tactics employed by their manager.